Jetlag and Reverse Culture Sho...

Nov 15, 2005 by

Well, it’s been a week since I’ve returned to the United States from my month in China, and I finally seem to be back on a...

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No McDonalds Please; I’ll Have...

Oct 28, 2005 by

CHENGDU, China — I never would have thought something with a fish head floating in it could taste so good, but more on that...

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Dashed on the Hot Rocks of the...

Oct 27, 2005 by

CHENGDU, China — Alas, I have been forever ruined for Chinese food in the United States. It will never be the same; you...

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The Old Journalist and the Sea

Oct 24, 2005 by

XIAMEN, China — One thing always happens to me on every extensive trip — and sometimes the quick ones — to places I...

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice an...

Oct 19, 2005 by

SHANGHAI — The best laid plans sometimes get shot to hell when you cross the international dateline. All of China is one time...

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